Pushes Netanyahu to Legalize All Settlements

Israel’s Levy Panel has added more fuel to the fire over the occupation of the West Bank, announcing today that they don’t consider it an occupation at all, arguing that it has been occupied so long that it is just de facto Israeli now.

Which, coupled with their call to legalize all settlements inside the West Bank, was met by loud cheers by the settler movement, but seemingly creates other, much more difficult problems for the Netanyahu government, should they go along with this argument.

Most pressing, if the West Bank is just part of Israel, there is no basis for treating the Palestinians living in the West Bank any different from the Arabs living anywhere else in the nation. They would be citizens, even if initially second-class citizens, and would have voting rights just like Israeli Arabs elsewhere do.

Which is the “one-state solution” Israel has always dreaded, turning 2+ million Palestinians into voters and making Arabs over 40 percent of the nation’s population, and a growing group that would become a majority within a matter of years.

In a way this is a good development which must inevitably lead to the 'one state solution' (a unitary state) as I have always advocated and in my view will happen at some future stage. The problem now is equal rights. If Israel claims to be a 'democratic' country (which it is not) than they will have to recognize Palestinian rights. That will eventually lead to the demise of the 'Jewish Zionist State' and will 'wipe Israel off the map', (but only in an entirely different way as envisaged by some). However for the time being Palestinians will still remain an oppressed people. But they are given a glimmer of hope for the future ?

Would another round o ethnic cleansing be tollerated by the international community ? Israel will exist as long as it is economically, militarily and financially supproted by the US. The US itself is in dire straights. It is all a matter of time, who has the longest breath. How long ? Nobody knows.

Duglarri

The settler movement are not shortsighted, and fully recognize the problem the current population of these "just part of Israel" areas represents. What the world has to recognize is that they consider these people as interlopers who flooded into these areas when Israel was created. They are fully capable of using terror and driving them out, the second the world puts its attention somewhere else.

1300 dead Palestinians in Gaza was not an accident; it was part 2 of the plan. Part 3 was when the Egyptians opened the border and the population of Gaza fled into Egypt. That didn't turn out as planned because the Egyptians failed to cooperate.

But it will be tried again.

The attempt will be made to drive the Palestinians out.

Don't be fooled into thinking there is no plan: there is. And that is the plan.

eric

I would more think many Egyptians might wish to relocate to the westbank If it can remain under Jewish control . Just how many Israeli Arabs have been denied the right to leave Israel . I.am expecting more peacefull solutions comming to the Middle east as Russia starts resurting herself again .

mojo

If Israel wanted equal rights, as some think that Israel is or might become democratic and governed by a democratic government they are dead wrong. Even the thoughts of Israel becoming democratic is as stupid as saying that Saudi Arabia is going to change and become democratic within few years. However, there is a parallel, as Saudi kingdom is a religious sect governing the country so is the Israeli apartheid and racist religious whom are governing Israel, what they want is for the world to be their sanctuary, therefore their political motives – agendas called Zionism where such political cooperation suite the US and EU capitalism agenda. Israel – Zionism is motivated to conquer the entire Palestine, occupy it as US and EU are doing in Afghanistan and having military bases all over the world. Israel is an entity belonging to EU and US , therefore there is no justice for the Palestinians in Palestine nor for countries and people where US and EU militarism regime are occupying. You want to solve the middle east problem, deal with Israel, boycott Israel totally and leave the people in middle east alone.., Yankee go home.

eric

If you want to boycot Israel , why dont you refuse to use any and evreything ever invented by Jews . maybe just use inventions invented by arabs or africans

paulBass

Of coarse it is not an occupation, it is apartheid.

Lincoln

Not even that , it is revival of NACISM ….

peter vojta

For those not able to understand the danger mankind is facing, just immagine if Hitler with his "sick Master ideology" developed WMD durring WW2 and started blackmail Whole World if nations continue oppose his occupation……How would WW2 end? Did not mankind refused Hitlers NWO? It costed "MILLIONS OF LIVES" to achive balance! Unfortunaly defeting Zionist NWO may spill blood of BILLIONS…..
Zionist MWO means really changing everything, even basic elementary Truth…Stealing according Zionism is only natural rearangement, killing and murdering people in process is only cleaning…..
All colonist wars of aggression, all mass murders of native populations, all destruction during mankind history produced "most perfect condicions for future" averywher?!?!….Cant You people see how beneficial were all those wars, murder and destruction so fare? So way the hell YOU people of the planet, servants and slaves dont understand our position as fact? How long will you people oppose natural expansion of /selfapointed/ Master race? How long will you people of the world chalenge / only our???/ G-d Almighty??? supporting "our cleaning process" to dominate everything and everybody?
Sad thing is, that Real humble Judaism is not part of this evil strategy and Truth Jews distance themself from this collosal, arrogant and murderous theft policy / why didnt 25000 Jews from Iran moved to Israel already?/…. "Zionism is main part of visible satanic organization on planet Earth". Truth and humble Judaism should be in front of the battle against "Lier and Opposer to G-ds comandments"!!
Present Israel should be wake up call!!! for all how destructive can" blashemy and fanatism with WMD in the pocked" became"….. peter czech

Zia Ahad

Yep, all of present-day Israel, including Palestinian territories occupied in 1967, is either a colonial administration that actively practices apartheid, or a huge refugee settlement in a foreign land. Either way, it doesn't change the land itself. Call it Palestine or Israel: it is one geographic entity – albeit peopled by the natives who just can't seem to go away and their newly arrived overlords with impeccable, if patently mythical, claims over all Palestine (and beyond. USA? Yes, that, too). All Palestinians need to do is invoke the right to return for their displaced and zionism would return to its rightful place – the trash-bin it emerged from.

backblow

Given who established the commission, my only thought was to misquote Mandy Rice-Davies:

"Well, they would say that wouldn't they"

jsinton

This de facto implementation of the one state solution seems like is was always the policy anyhow. Do they suppose the Palestinians and everybody else will just play along?

richard vajs

The age old logistics problem faced by monkeys who get trapped by putting their paws into narrow -necked jars with fruit in them – how do you withdraw your paw without first letting go of the fruit?

LoneWolfSurvivor

Indeed it is NOT an "occupation" of the West Bank – it is indeed a "theft" of the West Bank.

It is a crime, a ethnic cleansing genocide, not a legal occupation, most certainly not a legal state.

Frank Grossmann

Hey, I grew up in Idaho. We didn't have a bunch of Shoshone teepees, or whatever they lived in, cluttering up our property. Why should the US object to Israëlies doing the same; i.e. claiming they own the land and maybe putting the remaining Palestinians on reservations?

deliaruhe

Because it's now against international law.

Roger Lafontaine

And while you're at it why don't you go into your neighbour's house and steal everything you would like to get your hands on ? And then force that neighbour out at gunpoint ? Take over his/her house, enjoy his/her wine cellar, the swimming pool etc. Why not ?

charles caruso

The anti-Zionism in all these comments is a portent the Zionists better heed.

deliaruhe

For a country that goes into fits of hysteria every time one of those holocaust denying "historians" raises his head over the parapet, Israel sure loves living in a state of denial. It's not occupation? Gimme a break.

ML3

In other news, Israeli panel reminds us all it is 2012, not 1984…no matter how much doublespeak they expect us to swallow. Also, up is down, black is white and ignorance is strength…all because the MSM in one voice says so.

mes

Good grief! Of course it's an occupation!

jorgespbr

The world NEVER forgets

Roger Lafontaine

This is just what the American MSM wanted to hear. Now their consciences have been cleared. God gave them the land. They're the chosen people. Chosen presumably to teach people how to make war and destroy other people.